
Yitzhak Edward "Ed" Asner
Ed Asner is an actor, voice actor and a former president of the
Screen Actors Guild. He is primarily known for his role as Lou
Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary
Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant (both CBS),
making him one of the few television actors to portray the same
leading character in both a comedy and a drama. He is also
known for playing Santa Claus in the comedy film Elf (2003)
and its animated remake Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas
(2014). He attended the University of Chicago and served
in the U.S. Signal Corps.
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The flight of Gemini 12 ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell
and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
Portrait of Gemini 12 prime crew. Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr.
(right), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot, are pictured in
a mock-up of the Gemini spacecraft.
The song “Black Magic Woman” became one of Santana’s staples and one
of their biggest hits, with the single reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in
January 1971.
Carlos Santana turned 69 in July.
In 2003 Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at number 20 on their list of
the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and
three Latin Grammy Awards.